Monday, November 5, 2007

What's the Best Hand?


So, lots of talk and speculation about who will be a Met next year. I have opined on the A-Rod/D. Wright controversy and my vote remains the same. A vote for A-Rod is like a vote for Ron Paul, theoretically flawless but failing to account for anything more than cold, hard logic. And baseball and life sadly don't quite work that way.

Bottom line, we need to pick up a few new cards. Here are a couple of my wishes for the 2008 Mets:

- We need pitching, so we need to focus funds on pitching. Whoever. Whatever. Whenever. However. Dontrelle Willis. Even if he is a little sketch.

- 86 LoDuca. I decided his attitude became a hindrance, not a help. Worse than Billy Wagner with the mouth and like half the performance. Let's look at Jorge Posada, who is a free agent and a fantastic hitting year. I know he's not young, but I think he's still got 2-3 good years left (although he wants 4).

- Leave David and Jose where they are, they are doing a good job.

- Try and keep Castillo, the Reyes/Castillo combo proved to be a highlight in the disaster known to you and me as September.

- Ciao to Shawn Green and Carlos Delgado. They both underperformed this season. If I have to choose one to keep, I would say Green as he is a member of tribe (which is good for business) and was clutch in August.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Rumble, Rumble

The rumors are at a fevered pitch, re: A-Rod and my boyfriend.

I know that I was a little enthused about this a few weeks ago, but now my feelings have changed... I know he's a great bat, but when I think about our untimely demise in 2007, I can't help but think what we lacked in all of this was leadership and maturity. We had David, we had Mosies, but what we need is more leadership. And I'm not sure if A-Rod is all that. Look at the whole things with Red Sox in the 2004 ALCS. We need grown ups who can bring a positive attitude to the team. Is this A-Rod?

My Facebook status says it all...